Adelmann family of Adelmannsfelden

The Adelmann family of Adelmannsfelden

Adelmannsfelden is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district (click map for interactive Google maps).

The Adelmanns were ministeriales imperii in the Holy Roman Empire, ministeriales comitum de Oetteingen, members of the teutonic order of Knights, prince-bishop of the abbey of Ellwangen. In 1675 they became des Reichs Freiherren and in 1790 des Reichs Grafen. The family still exists today.

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The first three members, Siegfrid, Walchun and Rudolf, lived in the 12th century. The relation between them and later generations is not yet clear. The definitive genealogy begins with Siegfried II in 1236.